we are all still here. happy and healthy and growing more adorable by the day (if i do say so, myself).

so the latest is that jeff and i started our own consulting business. the state is processing our llc application as we speak, so we are expecting to get the official word that it has gone through any day now. good thing, because i'm going to need to get my business bank account opened ASAP!

my former employer/now customer accepted my work proposal, so over the past several weeks i've been getting my routine figured out. 10 hours goes by fast, so the real work has been trying to limit myself. the awesome part about all of it is that i've got a one year contract which means i'm guaranteed some extra income to keep funding my retirement and contributing to future college funds.

i want to retire when i'm 62, darnit.

really, picking up the extra work while getting to stay home with katie is the best of both worlds. i couldn't be happier.

other than work, we've got a couple of big trips planned in a couple of weeks. up to the san jose area for my cousin's wedding, followed by a trip out to salt lake city to see my sister. we are going to be attempting to cloth diaper the whole time, which means i'll need to be really strategic about laundry. since we've gone almost 4 months without a major poopy blowout, i'm scared to death of one happening if we switched to disposables just to avoid laundry.

sounds like my number one boss has woken up from her nap. off to work!